Iron.



J. R. RIGKETTS. IRON.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 4, 1912 1,073,440 Patented sept. 16,1913.

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` UNITED STATES FATNT FFC.

JAMES R. RICKETTS, OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA IRON.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMns R. Ricnn'rrs, a citizen of the United States,residing at Los Angeles, in the county of Los Angeles and State ofCalifornia, have invented new and useful Improvements in Irons, of

which the following is a specification.

n This invention relates to irons, such as sadirons, pressing irons,tailors gooses and the like, and it has for its object to provideimprovements in devices and implements of the nature stated, which willbe superior in point of simplicity and inexpensive of construction incombination with economy in utilization of heat, convenience in use,positiveness and effectiveness in operation, and durability, and whichwill be generally superior in efliciency and serviceability.

In the main, the invention has fo-r its object to provide an iron havinga plurality of working surfaces or working surface as a working cent-erfor reversing the body of the iron or shifting it so as to presentdifferent working surfaces.

In practising the invention, great economy in utilization of heat isproduced, as the heat absorbed by the body of the iron is taken frommore than one surface thereof, instead of becoming dissip-ated and lost.Furthermore, a fresh hot surface is always available, after use ofanother surface has reduced the temperature thereof, and such surfaceisavailable without waiting for reheating in contact with a stove or otherindependent heating means.

Vith the above and other objects in view, the invention consists in thenovel and useful provision, formation, combination, association andrelative arrangement of parts, members and features, all as hereinafterdescribed, shown in the drawing and finally pointed out in claims.

In the drawing: Figure 1 is a side elevation of an iron constructed andorganized in accordance with the invention;

Y, Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of Y the same taken upon theline X2-X2, Figs.

Speccation of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 16, 1913.

Application filed May 4, 1912. Serial No. 695,184.

3 and 4; Fig. 3 is a rear end view of the iron; Fig. 4 is a transversesectional view of the iron, taken vertically upon line X-X Fig. 2; `andFig. ,5 is a detailed fragment-ary sectional view, taken upon the line)i5-X5, Fig. 3.

Corresponding parts in all the figures are denoted by the samereferenc-e characters.

Referring with particularityto the drawing, A designates the body and Bdesignates the handle of a pressing iron or sad iron organized inaccordance with the invention, the body comprising two spaced parallelworking surfaces, or working surface portions or members, 5 and 6, whichconsist of thick metallic plates and are connected at their front endsby a thin vertical plate 7, and at their rear ends by a thin verticalplate 8, and at their sides by thin vertical plates 9 and 10. Certain ofsaid plates, such as 9 and 10, are provided with ports or openings 11,for admission of air within and circulation of air through the box-likeiron body A.

The heating means C, comprises a burner tube 12, extending through theend plates 7 and 8, rotatively therein, in the longitudinal center aXisof the body A, such tube having a holding cap 12, at the for ward end,and the inner end or hub 13, of the handle member B, being fixed to therear end of the tube 12.' rlhe body A may thus be rotatively swung uponthe burner tube 12, relative to the handle member B. The hub 13 is heldto the tube 12, by a pin 14, or the like; and said hub is enlarged toform an air intake chamber 15, communicating with the tube 12, aslikewise communicates a gas feed nipple 16, which receives its supplyfrom a suitable tube or pipe, not shown. The shank 17, of the handlemember B, rises from the hub 15, and carries the grip 18, which projectsabove the body A, being spaced therefrom.

D designates shifting or reversing means for the body A, the samecomprising a lever arm 19, pivoted to the handle shank 17, as at 20,rearwardly of such shank, intermediate of the ends of said lever, saidlever arm having at its upper end a head 21, to be pressed bythe handwhich grasps the grip 1S; compression means, 22, consisting of a coilspring between the upper end of the lever arm and the shank, beingprovided, normally to hold the head 21 away from the upper end of theshank.

Z designates locking means associated with the reversing means D, andcomprising a finger 23, fixed to the lower end of the le-` ver arm 19,and playing through a hole 24,'

in the lower Vportion of the shank 17, so

as to enter and be withdrawn from holes 25 and 26, in the end pla-te 8,respectively, ad-

,jacent .to the body plate 5, and .the body `plate 6, .and in .a commonplane passing through .tlieaxis of the burner tube 12. Adjacent -to theside portions, respectively, of`

.the end .plate 8, .are recesses 27 and 28, re-

spectively, lying in a common plane pass-l ing .through the axis of thetube 12, at right angles to the plane passing through theV holes 25 and26. These recesses taper in depth in opposite directions from one eX-tremity 4to 4t ie other, so as to produce inclined inner walls 27a and.28, respectively. 'Vithinthe body A, are formed a plurality of.transverse webs 29, of varying proportions throughout the extent ofeach, as shown in "F ig. 4, springing from the `plates 5 and `6, Pandacting to absorb heat radiated .from the burner tube 12, which has theusual jet openings 12, :so as to convey such heat .to the box-like bodyA, and particularly the working plates 5 and 6 thereof.

The operation, method of use and advantages of the improvement in ironsconstituting the invent-ion will be readily understood from theforegoing description, taken in connect-ion with the accompanyingdrawing and the following statement: The heat produced at the burnertube y12, constituting the heating means C, is abso-rbed by `the 4plates5 and 6, thereof, which plates constitute the Working surface portionsalternately used in the ironing operation. As

Viron body A, and particularly the working one plate is being used theother is stor` ing up heat for use when the 'body A has 'been reversedby 'the shifting or reversing means D, the manner of use of which isapparent. To -shift or reverse the body, the head 21, of the lever arm19, is pressed inwardly until the finger 23 is withdrawn from,respectively, the Vhole 25 or 26, in the iron body, releasing the handlemember B, which is swung to one side by rotating the .burner tube 12, inthe iron body, until the finger 23 enters one `of lthe recesses 27 andl.28. The grip 18 is then raised or-,given a sharp upward swing, whichcompletely reverses the body and permits the finger 23 to enter theother hole, 25 or 26, Llocking the handle member and body againstrelative rotation. In this operation the finger 23 .rides out of therecess over-the inclined bottom wall 27l or 28a,.thereof; or, the bodymay be half reversed with the finger in the recess, and the finger maythen be disengaged from the recess and caused to enter Copies of thispatent =maybe obtained lfor five-cents each,.hy .addressing ftheCommissioner of"rlafceiits,`

fthe second lholeandfthe reversing .operation then completed. The spring22 normally keeps the nger inone of the holes.

In using the invention, as soon Jas one heated ironing surface becomeschilled or partly cooled Lthere is a fresh hot surfaceV ready, and thedepleted surface is nagain heated while the hot surface -is beingem--.

ployed. The shifting or reversing-means D enable the body to be reversedwithout.V Y

lifting it from the board or table, if desired, the locking means CZ,with the aid of the recesses 27 and 28, assistingfin the easy task ofrolling the body over into new-position. The heating means beinginherent,

yno time is wasted in re-heating'the surfaces S() by any outside sourcesof heat. 1

It is manifest that many changes may 'be made in the form, construction,organization and combination of parts, members and features, at variancewith those disclosed,

without departing from the spirit ofthe in-' veiition.

Having thus described my invention, I

ber arranged to enter said openings and said recess respectively vtolock .the body'relative to the handle member vand to swing the bodyresponsive to force .applied in swinging the handleV member.

2. A sad iron or the like, Vcomprisiiig'a body having a plurality ofVworking surfaces, means upon which .the V.body .is rotatably mounted, ahandle member mounted to swing lupon said :last named means, the bodybeing `provided with locking openings and with alternately .arrangedoppositely 'tapering recesses formed to receive means for rotatingf'the-body and spaced ninety degrees apart with .respect to rotation, andmeans upon the handle member respectively adapted to co-act with saidlocking openings and with sai-d recesses 4to lock the body member inVposition `resultant upon rotation and to rotate the body memberresponsive to force applied through .the handle member.

In testimony whereof, V1 have signed my name to this .specification finthe presence..

C. it. 'WARDEN WashingtomD. G.

